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Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.07.036

AS 47.07.030 AS 47.07.040 7 AAC 127.115. Consumer-directed and agency-based Community First Choice personal care services; safety of recipients; safety of employees. (a) An agency certified, in accordance with 7 AAC 127.050, as a provider of Community First Choice personal care services shall

(1) protect a recipient’s health, safety, and welfare while rendering services under this chapter; and

(2) provide training for all employees regarding

(A) the mandatory reporting requirements or AS 47.17.020 for children and AS 47.24.010 for vulnerable adults;

(B) the critical incident reporting requirements of 7 AAC 127.155. (b) If a recipient is unable to manage the recipient’s Community First Choice personal care services, the recipient must have a representative chosen or appointed to

(1) select and negotiate a contract with a personal care services agency to provide the services authorized in the recipient’s service level authorization;

(2) cooperate with the department in reviews of the recipient’s service level authorization;

(3) cooperate with the department and with other state and federal oversight agencies during compliance reviews, investigations, or audits; and

(4) sign timesheets or progress notes in accordance with 7 AAC 125.030(a)(3). (c) If the recipient’s representative is unable to act on behalf of the recipient because the recipient’s representative is not present in the recipient’s community and involved in the day-to-day care of the recipient, the recipient’s representative shall designate an individual that shall act in accordance with (b) of this section on a form provided by the department. In addition,

(1) if the recipient receives services through a consumer-directed Community First Choice personal care services program, the representative’s designee must act in accordance